Articles related to "Italian Composers"

Pietro Mascagni's brief biography - his life and contribution to Italian opera, in particular, Verismo (Realism) movement. Famous for Cavalleria Rusticana.

Giuseppe Verdi's brief biography - his life and list of major works. Famous for operas Rigoletto, Aida, Nabucco, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, and more.

Brief biography of Italian composer Amilcare Ponchielli - life, career, works, list of operas. Famous for opera 'La Gioconda' and as Puccini's teacher.

Arlecchino (Harlequin), an Italian comic opera by Ferruccio Busoni: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Busoni opera information.

A brief overview of some Italian women composers in history who had their works performed or published in their lifetime.

Brief biography of Antonio Salieri - his life and major works. His name has often been linked to Mozart's.

Brief biography of Antonio Vivaldi, his life and works. Enormously famous for violin concertos 'Le Quattro Stagione' (The Four Seasons.)

Life and works of Domenico Scarlatti, Italian Baroque composer, one of the greatest harpsichordists of all-time.

Christoph W. Gluck's biography - his life, music and influence on 18th-century operatic reforms.

Ruggero Leoncavallo's brief biography - his life and contribution to Italian opera, in particular, Italian verismo (realism) movement. Contemporary of Puccini.

Brief biography of Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, famous for La Bohème, Tosca, Madama Butterfly and Turandot. Greatest 'Giovane Scuola' of his time.

Gioachino Rossini's brief biography - his life, operas and other works. He was famous for The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia).

Brief biography of Classical period composer and cellist Luigi Boccherini, his life and works that influenced later prominent composers like Gluck, Haydn and Mozart.

Already renowned for The Pines of Rome and The Fountains of Rome, Respighi's final homage to Italy's capital city is a certified potboiler.

La Scala di Seta (The Silken Ladder), an Italian farce opera by Gioachino Rossini: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Rossini opera information.

Il Trovatore (The Troubadour), an Italian tragic opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Verdi opera information.

Brief Biography of German-Italian Ferruccio Busoni, child prodigy, gifted composer and a visionary musician.

Life and works of Ottorino Respighi, best-known for symphonic poem trilogy of Rome.

Birthday, anniversary, special occasion? Discover what momentous occasions also took place on this day in history, May 7th.

Life and works of Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi, famous for La Favola d'Orfeo (The Fable of Orpheus).

Mozart and Salieri, Opus 48, a Russian opera by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov. "Mozart and Salieri" opera plot summary, character list, and other opera information.

Vincenzo Bellini's brief biography. He is best known for opera Norma and 'bel canto.'

If you are travelling to Brighton England, visit the Chinese inspired Music Room in the Royal Pavilion which is completely restored after fire and storm.

So you want something you can't have? Just go down to the crossroads and wait for an ugly little guy who, for the price of your soul, will grant you any wish.

Full of Hisaishi's trademark charm, the restrained score is one of 2008's hidden film score gems, and an easy recommendation for any admirer of Joe Hisaishi.

Brief biography of Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti, his life, career and list of his major operas. Best known for L'Elisir d'amore and Lucia di Lammermoor.

Life and Works of Franz Joseph Haydn, one of the greatest Austrian Classical composers, regarded as Father of Symphony.

The Coronation of Poppea, an Italian opera by Claudio Monteverdi. Opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Monteverdi opera information.

There are few movies in 80's with a better cast of young stars than Top Gun, but a quick look at the movie's title track "Danger Zone" will reveal an interesting pairing

Life and works of Italian composer and virtuoso violinist Niccolo Paganini, dubbed as the "first superstar."

The singers in the British early music choral group Stile Antico may be young, but their music is older than their great-great-grandfathers.

Falstaff, an Italian lyric comedy opera by Giuseppe Verdi: opera plot synopsis, character description, and other Verdi opera information.

The core repertoire for the world's opera houses boasts many Verdi and Puccini creations, and these composers were strikingly different.